Honestly, Canadiens' GC dogfighting map was very well done. Fighters spawned in space, but inside invisible undestroyable 'boxes' so people couldn't camp them (easily). You spawned in, and the fighter dropped/flew out through it -- you entered the battle with some velocity, as if you were speeding to reinforce the battle already taking place. 
There were always some people who wanted a primarily dogfighting map in GC, and there were always people who said it'd be boring. I just figure since it's some fighter placement and a skybox (obstacles, junk or capital ships optional), it couldn't be too hard to put one together. Perhaps in a future release, they can throw one in -- if people are bored, they'll take it off their servers (or players will vote for the next map).
So many complaints have been made about BF2142, but the one that makes the game suffer the most, imho, is the lack of maps and updates with more maps. So long as there's new content, the game has longevity. It's taken a while, but mods for BF2142 (with new maps) are just what it needs.
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Today's spelling/grammar tip: There = a (sometimes conceptual) place. "There is my car." or "There is such a thing as magic." // Their = posessive. "Their meat is full of worms." // They're = contraction of <they are>. "They're crazy!" // "They're trying to put their shoes up there."
Closed Alpha Test & Deth..
